Who owns your block
1500 block of S 5th St
A mixed-ownership block: 59% owner-occupied, 16% investor-held, with 1 home behind $186 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 106% since 2016, now about $475K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% a year.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
By the Numbers
How fast it's moving
Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.
The makeup of the block
Every home, plotted by size and assessed value — press play and watch the block reprice from 2016 to 2027. One bubble per house (area = lot size), colored by who owns it; a gold ring marks tax-abated new construction. Click a bubble for its report.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Tax-abated
- Bubble = lot size
- → bigger interior · ↑ higher value
Assessed values from the city's year-by-year assessment record — a proxy for price, lumpy in reassessment years.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $475K — about 2.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $475K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 27% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 85 reported crimes (26 violent) and 386 resident 311 requests to the city.
Most reported crimes
Top 311 complaints
Philadelphia Police incident reports and 311 service requests within 200m, trailing 12 months. Reported location, not necessarily where an incident occurred.
Schools
The public schools this block is zoned for — its official School District of Philadelphia catchments.
Catchment assignments from the School District of Philadelphia via City of Philadelphia open data. Confirm with the District before enrollment decisions.
What it's worth, and where taxes are going
- $475K typical home, up +106% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,122 to $6,042 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $19M assessed, $205,042/yr to the city, about $5,542 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +106% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +185% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1506 S 5th St is assessed at $831K but pays $2,326 a year — about 20% of the $11,628 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.
Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market
Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $206 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.
Return is from assessed-value history (a proxy for market price, lumpy in reassessment years); rental yield is estimated from ACS area rents. Informational only, not investment advice.
How often it changes hands
This block has recorded 81 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 37 parcels
- Owner-occupied 22
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 10
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Human Services Housing Co, carries 2 open violations across 15 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Services Housing Co | 1 | 15 | $4.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| All City Investments Llc | 1 | 9 | $3.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| A+G Properties Llc | 1 | 3 | $927K | phila.gov ↗ |
| G&D Property Llc | 1 | 1 | $554K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Companion Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Casas Juarez Llc | 1 | 1 | $447K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 37 homes on the block — value and 12-year trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail on the ones that were bought, built, torn down, or flipped. Sorted up the street; each links to its full city record — or download the roster (CSV).
Every house's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one home
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $120K in 2002. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $749K | —/— | 3,570 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1501 S 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $554K | —/— | 3,960 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1502 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2001. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $387K | 4/2 | 1,737 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1503-05 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $66K in 2004, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $170K in 2005. | Owner-occupied | $441K | 4/3 | 2,213 | 1905 | 2 | |
| 1504 S 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $160K in 2006, mechanical permit in 2010, sold for $420K in 2016 (+163%). | Owner-occupied | $549K | 5/2 | 2,097 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1506 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $235K in 2021, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $680K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $831K | 3/2 | 3,351 | 2021 | 2 | abated |
| 1507 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $120K in 2004, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $408K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $508K | 3/2 | 2,016 | 2011 | 3 | |
| 1508 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $153K in 2016, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $690K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $563K | 3/3 | 2,277 | 2017 | 5 | abated |
| 1509 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $120K in 2004, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $450K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $508K | 3/2 | 2,016 | 2011 | 3 | |
| 1510 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $58K in 2012, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $380K in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $532K | 3/— | 2,034 | 2013 | 3 | |
| 1511 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $120K in 2004, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $375K in 2017. | Absentee individual | $502K | 3/2 | 2,016 | 2011 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1512 S 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $408K | 5/3 | 2,400 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1513 S 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $377K | 6/3 | 1,850 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1514 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $45K in 2000, built new under a 2026 permit, sold for $300K in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $472K | 4/2 | 2,880 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1515 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $175K in 2025, built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $760K in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $123K | 4/— | 2,343 | 2026 | 5 | |
| 1516 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $60K in 2005, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $535K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $561K | 3/2 | 1,800 | 1900 | 4 | |
| 1517 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $445K in 2015, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $559K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $598K | 3/— | 2,601 | 2015 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1518 S 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $406K | 4/2 | 1,920 | 1900 | 0 | abated |
| 1519 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $55K in 2012, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $494K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $523K | 4/3 | 1,995 | 2013 | 3 | |
| 1521 S 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $150K in 2014, alteration permit in 2015, sold for $400K in 2018 (+2122%). | Absentee individual | $602K | 5/3 | 2,154 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 1523 S 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $92K in 2005 → $242K in 2007 (+163%). | Owner-occupied | $424K | 3/2 | 1,998 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1524 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $115K in 2004, built new under a 2008 permit. | Investor / LLC | $1.1M | —/— | 6,426 | 2010 | 5 | |
| 1525 S 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit, sold for $65K in 2011. | Absentee individual | $475K | 3/— | 1,800 | 2011 | 1 | rented |
| 1526 S 5TH ST | Investor / LLC | $412K | —/— | 1,881 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1527 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $5K in 2002, built new under a 2010 permit. | Absentee individual | $475K | 4/2 | 1,800 | 2011 | 2 | rented |
| 1528 S 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $405K | —/— | 1,881 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1529 S 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $62K in 1999, alteration permit in 2014, sold for $445K in 2025 (+618%). | Investor / LLC | $447K | 6/4 | 2,160 | 1915 | 4 | rented |
| 1530 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $177K in 2014. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $488K | 4/2 | 2,410 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 1531 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $313K in 2012. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $435K | 4/3 | 1,536 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1532 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $153K in 2016, built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $555K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $745K | 4/4 | 3,495 | 2016 | 4 | abated |
| 1533 S 5TH ST Historysold $152K (2006); 2 L&I violations (2009). | Absentee individual | $371K | 5/2 | 2,046 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1534 S 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $418K | —/— | 2,987 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1535 S 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $378K | 4/2 | 1,848 | 1915 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1536 S 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $28K in 2000 → $28K in 2000 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $536K | —/— | 3,828 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1537 S 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $290K in 2018, alteration permit in 2018, sold for $260K in 2020 (+550%). | Investor / LLC | $540K | 4/2 | 1,848 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1539 S 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $500 in 2000, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $390K in 2015 (+77900%). | Owner-occupied | $474K | 4/2 | 1,865 | 1915 | 5 | |
| 1541 S 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $284K | —/— | 2,268 | 1915 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)